Just breathe…And trust that you are right where you need to be.

Obstacles can be a good thing?

After finding myself in too many not-so-enchanted-wood in life, I learned that my ideas of what I need aren’t necessarily the best for me…shocking. I learned to trust and to be led rather than forge ahead through obstacles. This isn’t always easy in our culture where we’re taught that knowing is good and not knowing is bad. If we don’t know what to do, what are passion is, and what direction we should go in we often think something has gone wrong. I have found that too many times and however well intentioned I might be, I have been so mistaken about my best interests and the best interests of others that NOT KNOWING is the best place I can be.

When we think we already know something, anything, we are closed (for example, if I really thought that 2 + 2 equals 5 and thought I had the answer I wouldn’t even look for or be open to learning the correct answer). When we’re so certain we know, there’s no room for any other possibilities to enter. It can feel very strange to really accept and sink into the idea that we really don’t know but once we do, we become open to possibilities. We truly become open to magic and miracles.

A simple way to begin is by starting the day by looking at some of things you think you must do that day. Close your eyes for just a moment and say “I think I need to do blah, blah, blah today but maybe I’m mistaken. Maybe I don’t know what I need to do today for my best interests and the best interest of others. I am willing to listen to other possibilities.” Then go about your day but pay attention and be willing to change your plans as much as you can.

Just remember that you don’t get the whole map when you’re being led, you just get the next step. And the next step will feel good but a little bit scary (like butterflies in your stomach scary). xo

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Sometimes there are obstacles in our way which prevent us from getting where we want to go. But I always take the opportunity to look at this in a different light. Perhaps I am being protected from something bad that could be devastating . . . you never know. Or there could be a door opening to lead me somewhere meaningful.

Jane, I particularly love this “devotion” you wrote. I interpret it as “let go and let God”. I don’t know your faith but I always hear the words of Christ in your blogs and am blessed by them. Thank you🙏